Automatically added ConstraintLayout dependency in gradle

Question

Just I update my studio (version 2.3) and build version ('25.0.0'),

now, when i try to create new activity then automatically constraintlayout dependency added in my build.gradle file.

and layout render as parent ConstraintLayout, can anyone know how to remove this dependency when activity is created.

Before activity creation gradle code.

dependencies {
  compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23.2.1'
}

After activity creation gradle code.

dependencies {
  compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23.2.1'
  compile 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.0'
}

Create empty activity(new->activity->empty activity) if you don't want `ConstraintLayout`. — Pushpendra, Mar 14 '17 at 06:19

miljon · Answer 1 · 2017-03-14T07:29:45.063

You can modify default template layout file in Android Studio resources, path to it:

C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\plugins\android\lib\templates\activities\common\root\res\layout

Edit file simple.xml.ftl and change layout to your choice, notice that some layouts require additional elements (e. g. LinearLayout needs android:orientation), save file and create activity in Android Studio, it should work.

Mine looks like this (I have 2.2.3 so I have RelativeLayout)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
<#if hasAppBar && appBarLayoutName??>
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
</#if>
    android:id="@+id/${simpleLayoutName}"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
<#if hasAppBar && appBarLayoutName??>
    app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
    tools:showIn="@layout/${appBarLayoutName}"
</#if>
    tools:context="${relativePackage}.${activityClass}">

<#if isNewProject!false>
    <TextView
<#if includeCppSupport!false>
        android:id="@+id/sample_text"
</#if>
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Hello World!" />
</#if>
</RelativeLayout>

principle will be simlar, go to Android Studio folder to the path I wrote or search for file `simple.xml.ftl` — miljon, Mar 14 '17 at 07:30
this is working but you given half answer, what i do then automatically gradle dependency will not add — Yogesh Rathi, Mar 14 '17 at 07:35
I assume gradle auto-import needed resources after creating new Activity, you could disable auto-import gradle but this option is deleted in newer versions of Android Studio and I wouldn't recommended. It is more gradle problem than Android Studio. — miljon, Mar 14 '17 at 08:13

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 07 '19 at 06:29

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latest Android support Constraint layout automatically if still you are not able to use than in build.gradle file add this dependency implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3'

answered Dec 07 '19 at 06:29

Monika Mishra

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